Union meetings & union elections
Before union meetings, all members may submit any items for the agenda.
The union meeting is held by the board and all minutes from each union meeting become public documents.
Keeping track of everything related to a union meeting can be difficult.
Here you can read about the basics so you can get an understanding of how it all works.
How does a union meeting work?
Before each union meeting, the board sends out a notice to all members.
This call is a formal invitation to all members so
Before each union meeting, the board sends out a notice to all members.
Before each union meeting, the board sends out a notice to all members.
The highest decision-making body of the union
All information is excerpted from the union's statutes, Chapter 4; Union meetings
You can read more about the union's statutes here.
The union holds four regular union meetings per year.
There are three types of union meetings: General union meeting, union meeting and special union meeting.
The general union meeting is a union meeting held during the months of May and December. During general union meetings, elections are held for positions whose term of office begins before the next union meeting.
During the December general body meeting, assignments are elected with a term of office starting in January, and during the general body meeting in May, assignments are decided with a term of office starting in June.
Union meetings are held during the months of October and March. During union meetings, elections are held for positions that have not yet been filled. During the October union meeting, elections are held for positions that belong to the board or AFK, positions that remain vacant can also be applied for during the December union meeting.
An extraordinary union meeting is held when requested by the board, the auditors or at least 25 of the union's voting members. During extraordinary union meetings, elections for current positions are held.
Proposals and motions
Motions are proposals from the board. Motions must be available to union members four weekdays before the general union meeting and union meeting or two weekdays before an extra union meeting.
Motions are proposals from members. Motions may be written by all union members.
The motion must be submitted in writing to the board no later than ten weekdays before a general union meeting or union meeting or no later than three weekdays before an extraordinary union meeting. Motions must be submitted to union members no later than four weekdays before a general union meeting or union meeting. Motions to be discussed during an extraordinary union meeting must be submitted to members no later than two weekdays before an extraordinary union meeting.
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